Otolaryngological complications of osteopetrosis.
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in English
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| ID: sea-41149
ABSTRACT
Osteopetrosis is a rare inherited bone disease that affects both humans and various mammals. The authors report on two cases of osteopetrosis with otolaryngological complications. One patient had the childhood form and presented with chronic otitis media and brain abscess. The second patient had the adult form and presented with sinusitis from tooth extraction which developed into chronic osteomyelitis of the maxillary bone.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Osteomyelitis
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Osteopetrosis
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Otitis Media
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Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
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Humans
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Male
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Mandibular Diseases
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Chronic Disease
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Adolescent
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Adult
Language:
English
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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